News

THE Office of the Ombudsman yesterday confirmed it has closed and terminated its investigation on President Duterte’s alleged ill-gotten wealth but said it is “not obliged” to inform him of the “outcome.”

Entertainment

AFTER “Achy Breaky Hearts” where she was paired with two older actors, Richard Yap and Ian Veneracion, Jodi Santamaria is now in “Dear Other Self” where she figures in a love triangle with two actors more junior than her, Xian Lim and Joseph

Living

Many, many people are walking advertisements of themselves. They talk about their accomplishments at the drop of a hat — without being asked about them, or without having any reason to do so. There ARE, of course, times when one has to talk about one’s credentials. In which case, people don’t squirm when we do. It’s like we have this built-in radar that lights up when someone’s bragging. And we all instantly get turned off, and tune off. In which case, bragging defeats its own purpose.

Special Features

Pag-IBIG Fund released P65.1 billion in home loans in 2017, the highest ever housing loan takeout in its 37-year history. This is the first time that the agency breached the P60-billion mark. The amount was disbursed to 80,964 Pag-IBIG members last year.

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Column of the Day

‘The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) (15 U.S.C. § 78dd-1, et seq.) is a United States federal law known primarily for its main provision: Against bribery of foreign countries’ food management officials.’

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